In the spirit of Halloween 2 that is released today in theaters. Where just when you thought you was safe….WHAM! out comes the machete claiming another victim. I give you the 2009 T.R.D.M.B. Mets Disabled List.

04/05/09 New York Mets placed CF Angel Pagan on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to March 27, 2009.
04/05/09 New York Mets placed RHP Tim Redding on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to March 27, 2009.
04/05/09 New York Mets placed LHP Billy Wagner on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to March 27, 2009.

04/17/09 New York Mets placed C Brian Schneider on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to April 16, 2009. Muscle strain in middle of back.

05/07/09 New York Mets placed LHP Oliver Perez on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to May 3, 2009. Right knee tendinitis.

05/16/09 New York Mets placed 1B Carlos Delgado on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to May 11, 2009. Right hip impingement.

05/18/09 New York Mets placed 2B Alex Cora on the 15-Day disabled list. Torn ligament in right thumb.

05/26/09 New York Mets placed RF Ryan Church on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to May 23, 2009. Right hamstring strain.
05/26/09 New York Mets placed SS Jose Reyes on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to May 21, 2009. Right calf tendinitis.

06/01/09 New York Mets placed RF Angel Pagan on the 15-Day disabled list. Right groin strain.

06/03/09 New York Mets placed SS Ramon Martinez on the 15-Day disabled list. fractured left pinkie.

06/05/09 New York Mets transferred 1B Carlos Delgado from the 15-Day disabled list to the 60-Day disabled list.
06/05/09 New York Mets placed RHP J.J. Putz on the 15-Day disabled list. Bone spur on the back of his right elbow.
06/05/09 New York Mets transferred LHP Billy Wagner from the 15-Day disabled list to the 60-Day disabled list.

06/12/09 New York Mets placed RHP John Maine on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to June 7, 2009. Right shoulder weakness.

06/22/09 New York Mets placed CF Carlos Beltran on the 15-Day disabled list. Bone bruise under right knee.

07/09/09 New York Mets placed LF Fernando Martinez on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to July 4, 2009. Inflammation behind his right knee.

07/20/09 New York Mets placed RHP Fernando Nieve on the 15-Day disabled list. muscle tear in right thigh.

07/25/09 New York Mets placed LF Gary Sheffield on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to July 18, 2009. Strained right hamstring.

08/06/09 New York Mets placed LHP Jon Niese on the 60-Day disabled list. torn right hamstring
08/06/09 New York Mets transferred RHP J.J. Putz from the 15-Day disabled list to the 60-Day disabled list.

08/17/09 New York Mets placed 3B David Wright on the 15-Day disabled list. Post-concussion symptoms.

08/18/09 New York Mets placed SS Alex Cora on the 60-Day disabled list retroactive to August 13, 2009. Ligament injuries to both thumbs.

08/25/09 New York Mets placed LHP Johan Santana on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to August 21, 2009. Bone chips in his left elbow.

08/26/09 New York Mets placed LHP Oliver Perez on the 15-Day disabled list. Patellar tendinitis in his right knee.

Who will be next?
Stay Tuned………..

Meet the Mets

On many levels the Mets are Mystery Men.  On one level a casual fan of baseball looks at a box score and asks their more baseball-savvy friend “who are these guys?”  On another level the Mets are indeed a dysfunctional group of unlikely heroes with attributes that are at best questionable considering their task, winning baseball games.

The Blue Raja

First there is “The Blue Raja,” who hurls silverware at his foes but refuses to throw knives because “you can’t try and stop a crime by committing an even worse one.”  Recently Johan Santana has taken the Raja’s mantra to heart, as he has stopped striking people out.

Mr. Furious

Next there is “Mr. Furious,” who unleashes tremendous strength when angry, but seldom finds himself upset about anything.  David Wright might perhaps benefit from getting a bit angry.

The Shoveler

Next there is “The Shoveler,” who is able to use a shovel in a marvelous variety of ways.  I have heard that Brian Schneider is quite capable with a shovel.  Unfortunately he can’t bring one to the batter’s box.

The Spleen

Next there is “The Spleen,” who with properly aimed flatulence can knock out any foe, but most of the time he just stinks.  Luis Castillo anyone?

Invisible Boy

Then there is “Invisible Boy,” who can become invisible but reportedly only when no one is looking.  He pretty much sums up everyone on the disabled list, because as much as I try to imagine them in the lineup I just can’t see them.

The Bowler

Lastly there is “The Bowler,” who has a bowling ball which contains the spirit of her deceased father and when she communicates with his spirit and throws the ball it will fly a short distance.  David Wright leads the team with 12 errors so he could be The Bowler, but he’s already Mr. Furious so The Bowler will have to be Daniel Murphy who is second on the team with 7 errors.

So today the New York Mystery Men sent The Blue Raja to the mound against the Philadelphia Phillies.  Without any knives to throw, Raja struck out only 3 Phillies while allowing them to hit 2 solo home runs, 1 each by Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley.  Raja allowed only those 2 runs on 3 hits over 7 innings, but with an offense backing up Raja comprised of The Shoveler, Mr. Furious, The Spleen and Invisible Boy, 2 runs was enough for Philadelphia.

The Shoveler was wholly inept, never getting the ball out of the infield in 3 at bats, perhaps because he couldn’t use a shovel.

Mr. Furious exhibited tremendous calm, striking out twice and grounding into a 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded in the 6th inning to end the Mystery Men’s only real threat.

The Spleen reached base every time up but the odor emitted by his 2 singles and a walk was simply not powerful enough to repel the Phillies.

The Bowler managed not to throw anything away today, but merely doing his job wasn’t enough.

The Invisible Man was not evident throughout the lineup.  You especially couldn’t see him at 1B, SS and CF.

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To foment (yeah I said it) discussion, here are some numbers that may or may not mean anything, which might mean that I just wasted a lot of my and a little of your time.

The following is the current batting average (BA), on base percentage (OBP), and slugging percentage (SLG) of every Met who A). is not currently on the disabled list; and B). who has started at least 20 games this season.  The numbers are broken down by team win or loss.

Dude Outcome  BA/OBP/SLG

Castro 13 W   .324/.419/.432
Castro     13 L   .190/.227/.429

Castillo 24 W   .337/.430/.361
Castillo    15 L    .217/.321/.326

Wright 26 W   .360/.448/.550
Wright     20 L    .324/.443/.437

Murphy 23 W   .250/.316/.456
Murphy    20 L    .274/.352/.355

Beltran 24 W   .362/.455/.606
Beltran     20 L    .373/.466/.533

Sheffield 21 W   .388/.538/.694
Sheffield  18 L    .179/.304/.359

Statistics gleaned (yeah I said it) from baseball-reference.com

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With the Mets playing so well, it’s easy to forget that the team has eight players injured.

According to Mets.com:

• Carlos Beltran is listed as day-to-day and is due back from his ailing right knee on Friday, May 29.
• Ryan Church was placed on the Disabled List on May 26 and is due back from his strained right hamstring in Mid-June.
• Alex Cora is on the 15 day DL and is due back from a torn ligament in his right thumb in early June.  According to Adam Rubin, Cora will begin today a three game rehab in AAA Buffalo.
• Carlos Delgado is on the 15 day DL, underwent surgery on May 19 and is due back from a torn labrum in his hip in mid-July.
• Oliver Perez on on the 15 day DL and is due back soon from his right knee patellar tendinitis. Perez started in AAA Buffalo on Tuesday.
• Jose Reyes is on the 15 day DL and is due back from his calf tendinitis in early June.
• Brian Schneider, who is catching games in extended Spring Training, is on the 15 day DL and is due back soon from a strained back and sore calf.
• Billy Wagner, who is working out at the Mets’ Spring Training complex, is on the 15 day DL and is due back from a torn elbow ligament at the end of the season.